setoff

[set-awf, -of] / ˈsɛtˌɔf, -ˌɒf /

NOUN

compensation

Synonyms

STRONG

advantage allowance amends atonement benefit bonus bread consideration counterclaim coverage damages defrayal deserts earnings fee gain honorarium indemnification indemnity meet offset pay payment payoff premium profit quittance reciprocity reckoning recompense redress reimbursement remittal remittance remuneration reparation repayment reprisal requital restitution reward salary salt satisfaction scale settlement shake stipend take wage

WEAK

recoupment take-home

Antonyms

STRONG

debt disadvantage dissatisfaction hindrance hurt loss penalty

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“JPMorgan asserts, and the debtors admit, that ‘by virtue of such setoff rights, such funds may be subject to liens in favor of’” JPMorgan, it said.

From BusinessWeek ● Nov. 1, 2011

Because there was no right of setoff in the first place, there was nothing for the safe harbor to protect.

From BusinessWeek ● Oct. 6, 2011

A setoff to recover debt owing to an affiliate isn’t allowed by the language of the statute, Peck said.

From BusinessWeek ● Oct. 6, 2011

If a triangular setoff were permitted, the Lehman broker’s other creditors would be $23 million worse off.

From BusinessWeek ● Oct. 6, 2011

She closed her eyes and slept, and presently they woke her and setoff.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman

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